Songs on Devi

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Songs on Devi

 

The great Ramprasad Sen, Swami Vivekananda and Bagavan Sri

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa sang in Bengali. Both Bagavan and Swamiji

were great singers. Swamiji wrote many songs and also set music for

them. The songs sung during Ararthikam (evening Pooja at all the

Ramakrishna maths) were set to music by him. You can get the cassette

Ararthikam at the Ramakrishna Mission bookstalls. I was really moved

by the song Guru Dev Dayakar Dheenajane ! I am listening to the song

while I type this. Music has no language. It is the Bhava that

matters. I was thrilled to hear the song MAA Thuje Salaam! by A.R.

Rehman.It is a song to MAA.

 

I have always wished that I could sing to MAA (Amba Nee iranganayil

pookaledhu)(Amba ela nee daya radhu).

 

The songs of Ramprasad and other Saktha Saints of Bengal are

available in a series of cassettes Kali Kirtana by Ramakrishna math

(3 cassettes).

All the carnatic music composers composed songs on MAA. Muthuswamy

Dikshidhar was a Devi Upasaka. He has composed a number of songs on

MAA including Navaavarana Kirthanais. Many of the Carnatic and

Hindustani musicians are Devi Upasakas. Devi Upasana is a must for

attaining Siddhi in fine arts. This is accepted from the Days of Poet

Kalidasa. Upasana of MAA RAJA MATHANGI gives the Siddhi as music is

considered to be a Sadhana (Nada Upasana). Some of my favourite songs

about MAA in Carnatic Music are

Seethamma Ma Amma

Maa mava sada janani, Mahishasurasudhani

 

I will locate the other songs and send you a mail.

 

You can also try Amba Gana Vaibhavam By Sri Ganapathi Sacchidananda

Swamigal who is famous for his Nada Upasana (Upasana through Music).

The other cassettes are

Bhakthi Mala - Sakthi - Songs of Saint Surdas and Swami Bramhanand

sung by Bhimsen Joshi and Shrudhi Sadolikar. - Music today

MAA- eight new Bhajans - by Jagjit Singh - great music.

 

I request all members to post a list of cassettes /cds of songs of

MAA in any language or system of music, which they think are worth

listening to.

 

About Lord Rama and Lord Krishna the basic tenet of the Saktha

religion is the acceptance of all the Gods in the Hindu pantheon. In

Devi Mahatmyam, which is the Bible of the Saktha religion MAA CHANDI

is the combination of the Sakthis of all the gods. She is called

VishnuMaya and Narayani.

 

Ya Devi Sarvabhudheshu VishnuMayethi sabdhitha,

Namasthasyai, Namasthasyai, Namasthasyai, Namo Namah !

 

The Narayani Studhi in the 11 th chapter is the most famous of all

the Sthudhis where she is called Narayani throughout. My favourite

 

Dhamshtra Karalavadane, Shiromala vibhushane

Chamunde, Mundamadhane Narayani Namosthudhe !!!

 

In the first chapter it is Bagavan Vishnu who slays the Asuras Madhu

and Kaitabha. Mahamaya is the Sakthi or power.

You can also go through message no. 34 from Matrka 7 dated

11/12/2001 where the creation of the universe according to the Saktha

concepts is explained.

So there is absolutely no bar on the worship of any God and the

question of displeasing MAA does not arise.

 

This is the doubt, which arises in the minds of many Sakthas. MAA is

your Ishtadevata (favourite Deity). That does not mean you cannot

worship other deities. Even among the different forms of MAA you may

have your favourite Deity. Maa Mariamman, Maa Lalitha, Maa Kaali, Maa

Bhuvaneshwari, Maa Durga or some other form. But a Saktha worships

MAA in all her forms though one particular form will be his

favourite. I pray to Lord Rama, Lord Krishna (Pandurangan and

Guruvayurappan.)(Krishna Hridaya Kamalavasa), Lord Bhairava,

Bajrangbali Hanuman, DharmaSastha, Lord Raja Karuppannaswamy (you may

not have heard of him) and Lord Vigneswara (who gave me good marks in

my examinations) every day and visit temples of all the deities.

 

But I am a Theevira Saktha. Saktha is one who believes that the

Ultimate reality, the Creator of the Universe, the Supreme power is

MAA.

 

Let us pray for the blessings of MAA

 

Jai MAA KAALI !!!